US EditionGovernment Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess
Congress faces a September 30 deadline to pass spending bills amid partisan conflicts and ongoing investigations into former President Joe Biden and Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
- Congress returns to Washington after a monthlong August recess to address the looming government shutdown by September 30, when federal funding runs out.
- Republicans need Democratic votes for a funding extension, while Democrats will seek significant concessions.
- Senator Chris Murphy stated that Trump is rooting for a shutdown, emphasizing the stakes of bipartisan negotiations.
- Trump has indicated he will block $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, adding to tensions in Congress.
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The Straits TimesUS Congress returns, with one month to avert government shutdown
The U.S. Congress returned on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions — keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown — a job that it has struggled to perform in…
US Congress Returns, With One Month to Avert Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions – keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown – a job that it has struggled to perform in recent years. The chamber’s bitter partisan divides have hardened in the first year of President Donald Trump’s new administration, which has angered Democratic lawmakers by deciding not to spend some money previo…
Democrats’ Dilemma: Force Government Shutdown or Cave Again
Democrats’ dilemma: force a government shutdown or cave again. With the September deadline looming, Schumer and fellow congressional Democrats need to decide whether to use the one leverage point they actually have.
US Congress back to work as clock ticks on federal shutdown
US lawmakers returned to work Tuesday after more than a month off, with a countdown beginning as they rush to pass a temporary budget and ward off a federal government shutdown before September 30.
Congress returns with Democrats refusing to negotiate as Oct. 1 shutdown deadline looms
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Both the House and Senate return to session Tuesday after a lengthy summer recess — with a hectic fall and a looming deadline to fund the government on the horizon. Front and center is an Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government. Democratic votes are essential to break a filibuster on any spending plan in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces criticism from the left after he c…
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